JRL E-Mail Newsletter Table of Contents :: Johnson’s Russia List 2013-#86 – 10 May 2013

Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#86 :: 10 May 2013
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POLITICS

1. Reuters: Russia’s Putin looks isolated in new Kremlin term.
2. Moscow Times: On Victory Day, Putin Says Russian Soldiers Freed Europe.
3. ITAR-TASS: Russia will do everything in its power to prevent any possible outbreak of war ever.
4. Russia! Magazine: Sean Guillory, Victory’s Essential, but Unwanted Guest. (Stalin)
5. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Bestselling writers bear witness to the devastation, and glory, of WW II.
6. Interfax: Surkov says may write political comedy.
7. RFE/RL: Russia’s Gray Cardinal Slips Away Into The Shadows.
8. Gazeta.ru: Political Experts Mull Reasons for Surkov’s Resignation.
9. Lenta.ru: Russian Vice Premier’s Departure Seen as Prelude to Purges Among Medvedev Allies.
10. BBC Montoring: Russian politicians think deputy PM’s left of his own accord.
11. The Economist: Russian politics. An ideologue’s exit. What the departure of Vladislav Surkov means for the government.
12. Jamestown Foundation Eurasia Daily Monitor: Pavel Felgenhauer, Intrigue and Gossip Overwhelm Moscow after Surkov’s Downfall.
13. Moscow Times: Alexander Bratersky, 5 Facts About Vladislav Surkov.
14. Interfax: Distribution of duties of former Russian deputy premier explained.
15. ITAR-TASS: Medvedev appoints interim chief of government staff. (Sergei Prikhodko)
16. Moscow News: Desperation and hope in a Russian village.
17. Vedomosti editorial: Protest Moves into Sphere of Ethics. Regime Has Successfully Narrowed Legal Political Space during Year since Events of 6 May.
18. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, Russia steps up pressure with ‘foreign agent’ campaign.
19. Interfax: Up to 95% of Russia’s NGOs are financed from abroad – Lev Ponomaryov.
20. Interfax: Ponomaryov likes idea of Russian-U.S. fund to help human rights movement.
21. Interfax: Russian rights veteran says ‘irritating’ NGOs will not avoid ‘foreign agent’ tag. (Lyudmila Alekseyeva)
22. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Russian opposition tries to hold on despite challenges.
23. Yezhednevnyy Zhurnal: Moscow Analyst Views West’s Possible Impact on Russian Liberals, Democratization. (Dmitriy Trenin)
24. Paul Goble: Window on Eurasia: Ban on Foreign Holdings Gives Kremlin Muscovy-Like Control, Commentator Says.
25. Moscow News: Anna Arutunyan, Game of clones. Why ‘Game of Thrones’ is a lot like Russian politics ­ except not really.
26. Interfax: Berezovsky buried in England.
27. The Economist: The future of Russia. Closing doors. Three books paint a bleak picture of Russia under Vladimir Putin.

ECONOMY

28. Moscow Times: Investigative Committee, Surkov Trade Barbs Over Skolkovo.
29. Bloomberg: Putin’s Economic Advisers: Time for Big Change in Russia.
30. PRIME (RIA Novosti): European Development Bank Halves Russia’s 2013 GDP Growth Forecast.
31. Vedomosti: Economic Situation Should Prompt Power-Society Public Dialogue. (Yeveniy Gontmakher)
32. Forbes.com: Mark Adomanis, Russian Wages Vary Enormously By Region.
33. Financial Times: Russia reforms fail to win over investors.

FOREIGN AFFARS

34. RIA Novosti: Hollywood Wrestles With Getting Russia Right.
35. The National Interest: Jacob Heilbrunn, Was Mitt Romney Right That Russia Is America’s Greatest Foe?
36. RIA Novosti: Russian Experts See Signs Of Improvement In Relations With USA.
37. Interfax: Russian rights activists, U.S. secretary of state did not discuss Magnitsky bill, Bolotnaya case.
38. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Moskovskie Novosti: Ivan Sukhov, Lessons from Boston: How American bombings affect Russia.
39. New York Times: Suspect in Boston Bombing Talked Jihad in Russia.
40. Jamestown Foundation Eurasia Daily Monitor: Radicalization of Tsarnaev Brothers Likely Did Not Occur in Chechnya.
41. Wall Street Journal: Dagestan Islamists Were Uneasy About Boston Bombing Suspect.
42. Reuters: Russia says no new plan to sell air defense systems to Syria.
43. Christian Science Monitor: US balks as Russia prepares to deliver missiles to Syria.
44. Reuters: David Rohde, The devil who can’t deliver.
45. Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Russian Pundit Sees No ‘Real Readiness’ in West To ‘Interfere’ in Syrian Conflict. (Fedor Lukyanov)
46. BBC Montoring: Putin says Russia needs clear strategy to deal with Afghan threat.
47. Foreign Policy: Dmitri Trenin, Russia’s New Tip of the Spear. What’s got the Kremlin so worried that it created a Special Operations Command?